Pierre Boulez and the Piano

A Study in Style and Technique

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Music
Cover of the book Pierre Boulez and the Piano by Peter O'Hagan, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Peter O'Hagan ISBN: 9781315517834
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: September 30, 2016
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Peter O'Hagan
ISBN: 9781315517834
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: September 30, 2016
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Pierre Boulez's first piano pieces date from his youth, prior to his studies in Paris with Messiaen, and his subsequent meteoric rise to international acclaim as the leader of the musical avant-garde during the 1950s. His most recent published work is a solo piano piece, Une page d’éphéméride, written some sixty years after his first attempts at composition. The piano has remained central to Boulez's creative work throughout his career, and although his renown as a conductor has to some extent overshadowed his other achievements, it was as a performer of his own piano music that his practical gifts first found expression.

Peter O'Hagan has given performances of various unpublished piano works by Boulez, including Antiphonie from the Third Sonata and Trois Psalmodies. In this study, he considers Boulez's writing for the piano in the context of the composer's stylistic evolution throughout the course of his development. Each of the principal works is considered in detail, not only on its own terms, but also as a stage in Boulez's ongoing quest to invent radical solutions to the renewal of musical language and to reinvigorate tradition. The volume includes reference to hitherto unpublished source material, which sheds light on his working methods and on the interrelationship between works.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Pierre Boulez's first piano pieces date from his youth, prior to his studies in Paris with Messiaen, and his subsequent meteoric rise to international acclaim as the leader of the musical avant-garde during the 1950s. His most recent published work is a solo piano piece, Une page d’éphéméride, written some sixty years after his first attempts at composition. The piano has remained central to Boulez's creative work throughout his career, and although his renown as a conductor has to some extent overshadowed his other achievements, it was as a performer of his own piano music that his practical gifts first found expression.

Peter O'Hagan has given performances of various unpublished piano works by Boulez, including Antiphonie from the Third Sonata and Trois Psalmodies. In this study, he considers Boulez's writing for the piano in the context of the composer's stylistic evolution throughout the course of his development. Each of the principal works is considered in detail, not only on its own terms, but also as a stage in Boulez's ongoing quest to invent radical solutions to the renewal of musical language and to reinvigorate tradition. The volume includes reference to hitherto unpublished source material, which sheds light on his working methods and on the interrelationship between works.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Prosperity and Public Spending (Routledge Revivals) by Peter O'Hagan
Cover of the book Sport in Europe by Peter O'Hagan
Cover of the book Political Inequality in an Age of Democracy by Peter O'Hagan
Cover of the book Managing People in Sport Organizations by Peter O'Hagan
Cover of the book Crime, Abuse and the Elderly by Peter O'Hagan
Cover of the book Cynics by Peter O'Hagan
Cover of the book Challenging Hegemonic Masculinity by Peter O'Hagan
Cover of the book Studying Scientific Metaphor in Translation by Peter O'Hagan
Cover of the book Post-Cold War Security Issues in the Asia-Pacific Region by Peter O'Hagan
Cover of the book Sociology and Social Welfare by Peter O'Hagan
Cover of the book The Korean Tradition of Religion, Society, and Ethics by Peter O'Hagan
Cover of the book Diplomacy and Developing Nations by Peter O'Hagan
Cover of the book Festival Stories of Child Life in a Jewish Colony in Palestine. by Peter O'Hagan
Cover of the book Japan and the shaping of post-Vietnam War Southeast Asia by Peter O'Hagan
Cover of the book Authority in Islam: From Mohammed to Khomeini by Peter O'Hagan
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy